Cooker.



W., H. DEWEES.

110011111. APPLIUATION FILED MAB.. 24, 1909,v

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

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'beneath the food receptacle and openings .ends 11 and has the fillingl2. A. handle 13 A NI WILLIAM H. DEWEES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COOKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. Dnwnns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, havevinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cookers, of which the Ifollowing is a specification.

The object of this inventionis to construct a reless cooker in whichheat is supplied are provided for the circulation of air around the foodreceptacle.

Thefurther object of this invention is to support the cooker in asuspended receptacle which is especially useful on ship board.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a Vertical central sectionthrough my improved cooker. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thesuspended case. A

My improved cooker comprises the outer casing 1 aving an open upper endand an Specicaton of Letters Patient. Application filed March 24,

opening 2 formedin t e bottom thereof. An inner casing is separated somedistance from the outer casing 1, and between the casings is placed afillin 4.. Inside of the inner casing 3 is locatedg a lining 5 ofearthen or stone ware which has. its lower end 6 depending through theopening 2. A cover 7 is rovided for the lining 5 and has a hand hold 8.

A cover for the o en end of theA outer casing is formed of t e top 9,bottom 10 and is connected with this cover. The outer edge of the top 9projects be ond the ends 11 and rests upon the open en of the casin 1,and the bottom extends over the lling 4 etween the outer casing 1 andinner lining 3, and alsoover the cover 7.

A support 14; forming a division plate islocated within the lining5'over the central opening 15 therein,' and has a depending tubularnipple 16 forming an intake liuc centrally within the opening 15,-theportion of the o ening surroundinr the nipple, forinlng a ischarge Hue.'Ilhis support rests on pro'ections 17 located on the ottoni section othe lining 5, thereby leaving a space 18 beneath the support. Thesupport 14 has a plurality of uprising projections 19 on which islocated, in this instance, an elecn tric heater 20 from which extendwires 21 which are adapted to connect with any suitable source ofelectricity. The heater 20 su ports a shell 22 of aluminum which has itsupper end open, and a cover 23 of the same material is placed over saidopen end. A

Patented Nov. 22, 1910. i909. serial No. 485,515.

handle 24 is provided on 'the cover] `Openings 25 are formed through theyupper end of this shell. Vithin the shell 22 located a cooking vessel26'provided withfafcover 27.

The cooker as a whole is located within a box- 28 having a removablecover 29. A. bail 30 has a connection with the box and is suspended bythe hook 3l. rlihe bottom 32 ofthe box is formed with an opening 33through which the lining- 6 extends.

The article to be cooked is placed in the receptacle 26, the variouscovers closedi and the box cover 29 is placed in position.- Theelectrical current is turned on and the heater will become hot, whichwill heat` thebottom of the aluminum shell 22, and it in turn will heatthe cooking vessel and the contents therein. Should any moisture escapefrom the cooking vessel 26 it will be retained in the aluminum .shelland finally evaporated through the openings 25. A circulation of airwill be maintained around the aluminum shell as indicated by the arrows.The lining 5 and cover 7 are of heat non conducting material and inconnection with the iillings 4. and 12 prevent the radiation of heat. Bylocating the cooker within the box 28 and suspendino the box so that itmay swing, it will tbe especially applibable for use on ship board.

I claim as my invention.

1. In a cooker, the combination with al casing, of a food and spacedtherefrom,

forming an air space within the casing and receptacle located thereinAao beneath the food re- Y ceptacle, said casing having an openingbeneath the receptaclc` communicating with the air space, asubstantially horizontal di vision plate located in the air s ace inspaced relation to the receptacle and casino' and having an outstanding'tubular nipple ein tending into the o eiiing, of less cross sectionalarea than said opening and communi- .eating at its upper end with thespace above said plate, and means located on one side of the late forheating the receptacle, and causing a circulationof air.

2. In a cooker, the combination with a casing, of a food receptaclelocated therein andspaced therefrom, forming an air space, said casinghaving an opening communicating with the air space, a division platelocated in the air space and spaced from the casing and receptacle, saidplate having an outstanding tubular nipple extending into the openingand spaced `from the walls of the opening, said nipple opening throughthe plate, and heating means interposed between said plate and foodreceptacle.

3. In a cooker, the combination with an outer insulated casing having anopening through its bottom, of a substantially horizontal plate arrangedwithin the receptacle above and in spaced relation to the bottom, saidplate having a depending tubular nipple of less cross sectional areathan the opening and extending into said opening and having its upperend communicating with the space above the plate, heating means Withinthe casing and a. food receptacle supported over the plate in spacedrelation thereto.

4. In a cooker, the Combination With an insulated easing having a bottomopening,

avales of a plate supported Within the lower portion of the casing andhaving a depending tubular nipple projecting into the opening and ofless diameter than the same, said nipple opening through the plate, afood receptacle supported above the plate in spaced relation thereto,and heating means for the food receptacle arranged beneath the same andover the plate in spaced relation to the latter.

In testimony whereof ll have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

WLLIAM H. DEWEES.

Witnesses H. A. KIDDELL, J. L. ONDnRooNK.

